New Castle, Indiana - Basic Facts

The City of New Castle
had
a population of 17,820 as of July 1, 2018.
New Castle ranks in
the upper quartile for Population Density
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Indiana. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for New Castle is located at latitude 39.9198 and longitude -85.3701 in Henry County.
The formal boundaries for the City of New Castle (see map below) encompass a land area of 7.36 sq. miles and a water area of 0.02 sq. miles.
Henry County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 1,063 feet.

The City of New Castle (GNIS ID: 2395191) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

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New Castle, IN Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2018)

POPULATION

Total Population

17,820

Population in Households

17,276

Population in Familes

13,094

Population in Group Qrtrs

544

Population Density2

2,423

Diversity Index3

15

INCOME

Median Household Income

$36,780

Average Household Income

$49,039

Per Capita Income

$21,096

HOUSING

Total Housing Units

9,001 (100%)

Owner Occupied HU

4,326 (48.1%)

Renter Occupied HU

3,299 (36.7%)

Vacant Housing Units

1,376 (15.3%)

Median Home Value

$84,132

Average Home Value

$102,553

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households

7,625

Average Household Size

2.27

Family Households

4,549

Average Family Size

3

NOTES

Demographics are point estimates for July 1st of the current year and each for the forecast years. See References for more information.

Population Density = Total Population per square mile.

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

2010-2018

2018-2023

Population

-0.2%

-0.26%

Households

-0.23%

-0.25%

Families

-0.29%

-0.38%

Median Household Income

2.32%

Per Capita Income

2.83%

New Castle, IN - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares New Castle to the other 680 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Indiana by rank and percentile using July 1, 2018 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.